Posts Tagged ‘communication’

By Tracey Paliath, Esq. With the holiday season underway, many people are busy packing the stores to find gifts for everyone on their list. Did you know that you can advance (or hurt) your career by having the wrong people on the gift list, or by giving the wrong gifts? …Read More

By Howard Reznick, LCSW-C For some of us the hardest part of being a parent is to say “No” — and not feel guilty. We risk disappointing our children. What if they get angry or hurt and won’t speak to us “ever again”? Who really likes being the “party pooper”…Read More

By Amanda Tillman, Career Coach We’ve all known colleagues who are only out for themselves, without regard for others’ needs, and willing to do whatever it takes to get that promotion or recognition. Some of us may have been the targets of co-workers’ gossip or bad-mouthing, jealousy, or making someone…Read More

By Helene Cooper, LCSW-C Most of us think of abuse as using physical force or the threat of physical harm to control or manipulate another person. Movies, television dramas, and news reports encourage us to recognize the very real threat of domestic violence in relationships. It’s much harder to identify,…Read More

By Debora Weisbacher, Career Coach Really? No! That cannot be write. It’s not what I meant to say at all! Sorry about the typo. That heading should actually read: “Communication Skills in the Workpace.” Whoops! I did it again. This is a good example of how easy it is to…Read More

By Beth Land Hecht, LCSW-C Whether you are bringing up your child on your own by choice, or due to divorce, death or other circumstances, you spend the bulk of your day as a single parent. Even though there are now more households headed by single parents than in any…Read More

By Gail Lipsitz, Public Relations Coordinator A new kind of love affair is being carried on openly everywhere you look these days. It appears that sitting on a park bench, holding hands and gazing deeply into your beloved’s eyes, is becoming passé. “Reach out and touch someone,” the old Bell…Read More

By Debra K. Waranch, LCSW-C Throughout history the role of children in families and society has changed. In the past children were not seen and not heard. Then children were seen but not heard. Today, children are seen and heard and heard and heard. I am a child therapist. I…Read More

By Janet Kurland, LCSW-C What’s one of the latest status symbols for today’s grandparents? Think of children’s car seats in the grandparents’ cars. They reflect how involved many seniors are in the lives of their families, and how they are contributing to child rearing long after their own children have…Read More

By Ruth Klein, Ph.D. Helicopter parents. You know the type: the aggressively over-involved parents who live their lives through their kids, and the bane of existence of the school principal and guidance counselor, camp director and little league coach. “No,” you think. “I’m not one of ‘those’ parents. I am…Read More